Twine-holder



No. 749,772. PATENTED JAN. 19, 1904.

7 P. H. GAZIER.

TWINE HOLDER.

APPLICATION-FILED FEB. 16 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 19, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

PERRY H. CAZIER, OF NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO GLENN H. YOUNG AND JOHN A. SCARVELL, OF NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN.

TWINE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,772, dated January 19, 1904.

Application filed February 16, 1903. Serial No. 143,736. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PERRY H. GAZIER, a citizen of'the United States, residing at Nashville, in the county of Barry and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Twine-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in twine-holders, and more particularly to holders for wrapping-twine; and its object is to provide the same with improved means for taking up the slack of the end of the twine, to adapt the device to. hold either cones or balls of twine, and to provide the device with certain new and useful features hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

My invention consists, essentially, of a suitable frame, a pin-support, and abasket interchangeably attached to the frame to respectively support a cone and a ball of twine, guide-loops on the frame and a take-up pivotally attached to the frame and adapted to engage a loop in the twine and to take up the slack in the twine, as will more fully appear by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a device embodying my invention adjusted for holding a cone of twine, and Fig. 2 a side elevation of the same adjusted for holding a ball of twine.

Like letters refer to like parts in both figures.

A represents a suitable bed-plate to which is detachably and interchangeably secured a suitable pin A to support a cone of twine, as in Fig. 1, or a basket A to contain a ball of twine, as in Fig. 2. These are interchangeable to adapt the device to hold either a cone or ball of twine and are preferably detachably secured by a suitablescrew or screwthreaded stud I in the center of the bed-plate. A suitable frame supports this plate A, consisting of a strip of metal B extending from the bed-plate outward, upward, and above the twine-supporting means, and rigidly secured at its respective ends to the bed-plate A. At the top of this frame is an opening B, through which the twine is threaded a sufiicient number of times to afford a suitable frictional resistance to operate as a tension or brake on the movement of the twine.

C is a loop attached to the frame, by means of which the device may be suspended by a cord D or other suitable support. In this loop is an opening C, through which the twine extends, and a guide D is attached to the frame to properly hold the free end of the cord near one side of the frame where it may be conveniently found for use and kept from becoming entangled with the other parts of the device. I

To take up the slack of the free end of the twine, a suitable swinging frame is pivoted to the sides B about midway thereof, and thence extends in parallel arms E of such length as to reach the plane of the bed-plate, and thence extending inward, and thence laterally around one side of the same in a curve E and provided with an eye F at the middle of this laterally-projecting part to engage the loop H in the twine. This lateral projection prevents undue frictional contact of the loop with the ball and also inclines the loop from a vertical position to insure turning the frame on its pivots when the loop is pulled upward.

G is a cone of twine, and G is a ball of the same. From the cone or ball the twine is unwound as used, and said twine is first inserted in the opening B and threaded through the same asv many times as necessary to provide the necessary friction, and thence extends in a loop H through the eye F, and thence through the opening C and guide I), with its free end hanging downward therefrom, as at H. When this end is drawn out for use, the take-up frame will turn upward until the eye F is between the openings B and C, and the twine will then run through these openings, the eye F, and guide D until enough has been drawn off for use. When the twine is released, the take-up will turn on its pivots, and the friction being less in the direction of the free end of the twine the same will be drawn up by the formation of a loop H in the twine,

thus removing its free end out of the way until again wanted for use. The laterally-extended lower part of the take-up frame carries the loop H to one side of the axis on which the take-up turns, and thus when the cord is pulled the take-up will be turned upward until the eye F is between the openings B and C, where it will be stopped by the cord. When the cord is released, the lateral projection of the take-up brings its center of gravity at one side of the vertical plane of its axis, and said take-up will thus turn down again by gravity and take up a loop in the cord.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of a bed-plate, means for In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PERRY H. CAZIER.

Witnesses:

C. A. HOUGH, E. L. YOUNG. 

